WEBVTT EVENTS ALBUQUERQUE HOSTS, ARE GETTING BIGGER, WHICH MEANS OUR ECONOMY IS GETTING A MUCH-NEEDED BOOST. JUST THIS WEEKEND, ONE EVENT ATTRACTED A BIG CROWD. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER REGINA RUIZ EXPLAINS -- NEW AT 10. COMIC EXPO NATS THE COMIC EXPO DESCENDED ON THE ALBUQUERQUE CONVENTION CENTER THIS WEEKEND. It's awesome so much fun FANS GOT TO MEET THEIR FAVORITE ACTION HEROS... i'm the original Black Ranger from Power Rangers. AND DRESSED UP AS CHARACTERS. I'm Misty from Pokeman, I'm Phoenix from the Ace Attorney's games. BUT THE COMIC EXPO DOESN'T JUST BRING TOGETHER SUPER HEROS. IT ALSO BRINGS A BIG ECONOMIC PUNCH -- WITH NEARLY 10-THOUSAND PEOPLE, PUMPING IN A MILLION BUCKS INTO THE CITY. what it does is especially help the downtown area, it fills up restaurants, some of our hotels and it brings a lot of stimulus, so there's a lot of energy when we have a convention like this that draws so many attendees. ALONG WITH THE COMIC EXPO.... DOZENS OF CONVENTIONS COME TO THE DUKE CITY EVERY YEAR, LAST YEAR, THEY BROUGHT IN 55 MILLION DOLLARS.... AND OFFICIALS SAY 20-13 WILL BE EVEN BIGGER. That's a lot of money that comes into Albuquerque, that otherwise would go to other cities, other places. When the people come here and spend that money they pay gross receipts tax and help improve our economy THE CONVENTION CENTER IS GETTING A 20 MILLION DOLLAR MAKEOVER, WHICH THE CITY SAYS WILL MAKE ALBUQUERQUE A MORE ATTRACTIVE LOCATION FOR LARGE MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS... browse, buy stuff. ONE VISITOR AT A TIME. RR7N. CONVENTION OFFICIALS SAY ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS YEAR - WILL BE THE U.S.A. TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FEBRUARY.